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Ms. Reaves built the AFLOAT Program for deploying Marines and Sailors in Kaneohe, HI, she was the lead instructor at the women’s maximum security prison in Kailua, HI, and was then the Director of Education at Barclay College, in San Bernardino, CA. Ms. Reaves also built a successful not-for-profit Adult Day Health Center in rural northeastern NC. Today that center serves 3 counties, has its own fleet of buses, and operates out of beautifully renovated 15, 000 sq. ft. historic building with a fully equipped kitchen and certification for 80 participants per day. Most recently she served 6 years on the staff of US Senator Kay R Hagan, as her Veteran’s Liaison. Over the past 20 years Ms. Reaves has spent untold number of hours assisting veterans in understanding the VA healthcare and benefits system. Her primary veteran’s service organization is AMVETS. She achieved the high honor of Department Commander in June 2000. She was the Legislative Director for approximately 15 years and is currently the President of the NC AMVETS Service Foundation. Ms. Reaves was born the middle child of (7) seven into a Navy family. Her father was a career aviator who flew torpedo planes in the Pacific during WWII, was aboard the USS Valley Forge during Korea, Commanded a VAW squadron during Vietnam, and retired as an honorary Commodore with his final command being an air wing at NAS Norfolk in 1973. Ms. Reaves spent her high school years in Northern Virginia and was the first graduating class out of Oakton High School in Fairfax, June 1969. She enlisted in the Navy out of the Main Recruiting Station in Washington, DC very shortly after her 18th birthday in January of her senior year. It is with great pride that she shares that she is a WAVE who went to boot camp in Bainbridge, MD. Ms. Reaves has been married for 43 years and has raised 6 children and 12 grandchildren. Three of her sons have or are serving and her grandson is currently in USAF boot camp in San Antonio TX. Ms. Reaves used her GI Bill to attend college and graduated August 1980 from Memphis State University. She was very involved in the development of the Marine Corps Ombudsman program that has transformed itself many times through the years. Ms. Reaves is not only the wife of a Marine but she’s also the caregiver of a 100% SC veteran. She is the mother of a soldier who was injured in August 2009 in Afghanistan and now Medically Retired and 90% SC and also the mother of a young Marine who spent 24 years on active duty before retiring and is currently 50% SC. She and her husband have used VA healthcare in excess of 20 years and their sons have now chosen to use VA healthcare. Ms. Reaves accepted this appointment with excitement and expectation of really being able to use my many experiences, my family experiences, and my unique set of skills to make a real difference for all veterans both current and future. I believe in the VA but I also know there are many areas that need serious attention not bureaucratic emptiness.  Lourdes Tiglao  
Lourdes Tiglao is Director of Outreach and Resource Development for The District Communications Group and is the Regional Communications Manager in Region III for the veteran service organization, Team Rubicon. She is responsible for creating and executing communications strategies that amplifies branding and messaging for her clients. In her capacity in Team Rubicon, she maintains bilateral communications across digital and personal platforms between the organization and its members to inform volunteers and supporters of operations and engagement opportunities. Lourdes Tiglao, a first generation Filipino, immigrated to the US at ten, grew up in Indiana, and attended Indiana University where pursued a Political Science degree before serving 11.5 years in the US Air Force as a Cardiopulmonary Specialist, becoming part of the Critical Care Air Transport Team. Her aerospace medical career deployed her globally, including Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and the Philippines. Before her 2001 deployment for Operation Enduring Freedom, Lourdes took steps to gain her US citizenship and became a citizen in 2002, continuing to serve in the military until 2007. During those years, she assisted in launching the first Critical Care Medical Attendant Team in the Pacific for the US Air Force, helped standardize the aeromedical evacuation protocol for Camp Lester Naval Hospital in Okinawa, and started integrating naval personnel into the specialized 3-person teams. At the end of her tour, US Naval personnel were fully integrated with Air Force personnel within the Critical Care Medical Attendant Teams. In 2007, Lourdes presented in Amsterdam at the Seventh International Conference on Diversity in Organisations (sic), Communities and Nations where she delivered a talk on utilizing medicine as a platform to bridge social and cultural divides. During her military career, Lourdes received multiple awards including The John Levitow Award, Air Force Level Outstanding Cardiopulmonary Specialist of the Year Award in 2001 and 2004, and two Air Force Commendation Medals. After her honorable discharge in 2007, Lourdes graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Psychology from University of Maryland University College. She continued her education at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, concentrating in natural sciences and biochemistry research and served as Vice President on the Student Veterans Organization Executive Board. She designed and conducted independent scientific research to find practical solutions for bacterial epidemics during disasters. During her time at the university, Lourdes discovered Team Rubicon through fellow student, Clay Hunt, joining as a medical volunteer in the fall of 2010. Lourdes soon moved to DC after her acceptance into Georgetown University’s Experimental Medical School Program and graduated in 2012. She continued her academic endeavors by completing the World Executive MBA Program at George Washington University in 2014. Since moving to the east coast, Ms. Tiglao’s role in Team Rubicon continually evolved, moving from regular volunteer into designing a niche position as Recruitment Director for the region, and then serving as the Regional Communications Manager. She created strategic outreach initiatives to reach their members, helping her region grow from 200 members to over 2500. Ms. Tiglao also became more involved in disaster operations, deploying for Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Known for her passion in assisting with the veteran landscape and continued efforts in the organization, Team Rubicon awarded her the Clay Hunt Spirit of Service Award in 2012. Constantly pursuing personal development, in 2014 Lourdes was accepted into the Clay Hunt Fellowship Program, a leadership development initiative designed to help develop emerging leaders in Team Rubicon. During this fellowship, Clay Hunt Fellows tackle issues within the organization and design solutions to propose to the organization’s executive leadership. Prior to joining The District Communications Group, Ms. Tiglao ran a pulmonary lab at Pulmonary and Medical Associates of Northern Virginia which conducts diagnostic sleep and interventional pulmonary therapies. Ms. Tiglao has appeared on ABS-CBN News (Philippines), The Loyolan, US News & World Report, Republic of the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs, The Filipino Channel, GWToday, Stars and Stripes, Philippines News Central, CNN, ChannelOne and others. She has been invited to speak on topics ranging from medicine, veteran reintegration, Team Rubicon, humanitarian response, and the volunteer mobilization at several venues including the Philippine Embassy in DC, the New York Philippine consulate, the State Department, as a guest speaker by an international television network, universities, as well as academic and scientific conferences. Directory: ADVISORY ADVISORY -> Rick Scott Governor Celeste Philip, md, mph ADVISORY -> Mission: To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts. Rick Scott ADVISORY -> Of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration ADVISORY -> U. S. 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